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Here are the top 10 craziest iPhone 5 durability test videos

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Now that many of you have spent your first weekend with the iPhone 5, you may wonder just how much this amazing new device can stand after having been dropped on the ground or in water or even shot with a gun or dunked in a basketball hoop. Lucky for you, several people with $650 to burn have posted their iPhone 5 durability testing, and we compiled the top 10. To begin, ratedrr shot the iPhone 5 with a .50 cal rifle, and the results won’t surprise you. Check out the nine others, including just how well the iPhone 5 does as a basketball, below:

Knicks player Iman Shumpert opts to use the iPhone 5 as a basketball:

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Galaxy S III vs. iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4S:

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Drop test from two different heights:

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iPhone 5 up against a hammer and knife:

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iPhone 5 vs handgun:

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iPhone 5 in the microwave:

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What happens when your kid goes ballistic with keys:

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More keys vs. iPhone 5:

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iPhone 5 vs. Car:

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How does an Otterbox protect the iPhone 5:

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iPhone 5 in water:

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Bonus:

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